Legal Opinion
Anen Motor Vehicle Operator License Case
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 22, 1961No. Appeal, 423PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Woodside, J.,
Harry Anen and Jack Spaats had a “drag race” on a four lane highway at about 4:15 o’clock on Sunday afternoon, December 20, 1959. They stopped their automobiles side by side on the highway, and started them simultaneously, accelerating rapidly until they attained a speed which the Commonwealth’s evidence indicates was in excess of 65 miles per hour. They raced for nearly a mile until stopped by a state policeman.
The Secretary of Revenue, after a' hearing, suspended the motor vehicle operator’s license of each participant in the race for one year. Anen appealed to the…
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